In December 2004, close-knit family Maria, Henry and their three sons begin their winter vacation in Thailand. But the day after Christmas, the idyllic holiday turns into an incomprehensible nightmare when a terrifying roar rises from the depths of the sea, followed by a wall of black water that devours everything in its path. Though Maria and her family face their darkest hour, unexpected displays of kindness and courage ameliorate their terror.

Naomi Watts
as Maria Bennett

Ewan McGregor
as Henry Bennett

Tom Holland
as Lucas Bennett

Samuel Joslin
as Thomas Bennett

Oaklee Pendergast
as Simon Bennett

Marta Etura
as Simone

Sönke Möhring
as Karl Schweber

Geraldine Chaplin
as Old Woman

Ploy Jindachote
as Caregiver

Jomjaoi Sae-Limh
as Red Cross Nurse
Andres Gomez
Incredible story with remarkable performances by Naomi Watts and Tom Holland and amazing staging. However, Bayona repeats the same mistakes from other movies like "The Orphanage" when he creates an uneasy situation through some unexplained weird behavior....
badelf
Another amazing story based in truth. I think it's called The Impossible because those sets must have been near impossible....
CinemaSerf
After a bit of a bumpy flight to Thailand, a family arrive in Phuket for what ought to have been a dream holiday. Well mother nature had other plans and a earthquake far out at sea generated a series of tsunamis that we now know killed almost a quarter of a million people. That could well have inclu...
Felicity
Movies like this make me very sad. 😭😭😭 They also frighten me. The acting is superb....